Air TaxiNASA Conducts eVTOL Crash Test Just before the holidays, NASA researchers conducted a crash test of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. More than 200 channels of data gathered will aid researchers in understanding how…
Electrification and SustainabilityChallenges and Opportunities for Electric Aviation As the aviation industry continues to grow, emissions related to aviation also increase. Working towards net zero emissions is a key objective for the industry, and part of that is research and…
ATM Modernization4-FLIGHT Air Traffic Control System Implemented in France Thales and the French air navigation service provider, DSNA, have unveiled the successful implementation of the next-generation air traffic control system, called 4-Flight. It is a stripless air traffic control system for…
Military4th Component Maintenance Squadron Team Handles Avionics Repairs for F-15 Flight Deck At Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina, a 68-person team from the 4th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics backshop is responsible for repairing critical flight instruments in the F-15 flight deck.…
RegulationTSA Starts Testing Facial Recognition Technology at 16 Major Airports The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now exploring the potential of facial recognition technology by introducing kiosks with cameras at 16 major airports to conduct facial identification. It has been integrated at…
ConnectivityJapan Airlines Installs Intelsat 2Ku System on E190 Aircraft In an announcement this week, Intelsat and Japan Airlines Co. shared news of the launch of Intelsat's connectivity service on Embraer E190 aircraft for J-AIR, a subsidiary airline of Japan Airlines. The…
ConnectivityFAA Approves Viasat's Ka-Band IFC for Gulfstream G450 Aircraft Viasat recently shared that the Federal Aviation Administration approved its Ka-band in-flight connectivity solution for Gulfstream G450 aircraft. The supplemental type certificate granted by the FAA means that Viasat's Ka-band connectivity system…
ConnectivityQ&A With Inmarsat’s Director of Air Traffic Services Inmarsat leads the Iris Air Traffic Management (ATM) program with the European Space Agency. Inmarsat and the ESA signed a contract in June 2022 to begin a new phase called Iris Global,…
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